New York et al. v. Meta (originally Facebook Inc.), No. 20-3589 (D.D.C.)
Forty-eight plaintiff states filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company harms the public by illegally stifling competition to protect its monopoly power. The states alleged that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller firms that threatened its power, depriving…
Missouri, et al vs. Arch Coal, Inc and New Vulcan Coal Holdings, LLC and Triton Coal Company, LLC, US District Court, District of Columbia – No. 1:04CV00535
Merger review of two of the most dominant coal producers in the Permian Basin.
U.S. and Texas, et al v. Oracle, Corporation, No.C-04 0807 (JCS )(N.D.Cal.2005)
Merger review of two of the most dominant vendors of high function Human Resource Management software and high function Financial Management Services software.
California v. Sutter Health, et al. No. 3:99-cv-03803-MMC(N.D. Cal., 1999)
State sought preliminary injunction to block merger of two hsopitals in East Bay area. Injunction denied.
Pennsylvania v. Russell Stover Candies, Inc., et al., (E.D. Pa. April 15, 1993)
Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office filed an action on April 15, 1993, in federal court in Philadelphia challenging the acquisition by Russsell Stover of certain Whitman’s Chocolate Division assets, including the Whitman’s trade name, owned by Pet, Inc. Following a two-day hearing, the district court denied the request for a preliminary injunction, but also denied defendants’…
